Judge says he is allergic to women beaters

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A man who attacked his sister-in-law whom he woke from her sleep and slapped her repeatedly, causing aches and pain, has been hit with a suspended sentence. However, this was not before his mother cried and begged for mercy.

The man in question, Dave Lewis, 25, was convicted of assault occasioning bodily harm in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Friday.

The court heard that on August 8, Lewis entered the house of the complaint, went into her bedroom and slapped her repeatedly.

The mother of the complainant told the court, "Your Honour, him could a wait until him see her, but fi wake her up and slap her. The wake weh him wake her up could give her heart failure."

The court was told that the complainant had to seek medical attention.